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backgain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
back-gain
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relapse.

British usage

noun

A decline; consumption.

British usage

noun

A relapse in illness.

British usage

adj

Receding; going back.

British usage

adj

Not thriving in health or in worldly concerns.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Alteration of back-ganging (noun).

Usage

Inflected Forms

backgains (plural) backgaun (alternative) back-gang (alternative) back-gannin (alternative) backgane (alternative) more backgain (comparative) most backgain (superlative) back-ga'en (alternative) back-gaen (alternative)

Phrases

back-ganging

Frequently Paired Words

back-ganging

Questions

What does backgain mean?
A relapse.
Where does backgain come from?
Alteration of back-ganging (noun).

How to pronounce backgain

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